NOT actually called a "you know...no motor, just goes clacka-clacka-clacka...one of those"!

My little Gatsby-era mower (twin of which is pictured) is, in reality, referred to as a reel mower.

Got a sharpening kit (a strange, liquidy powder stuff that one brushes on, and then it scours itself away and the blades to sharpness with a minute of pushing to and fro) this weekend and brought ol' Choppy back to life.  AND learned so much in the bargain.

So, so much.